5 Things March 25: Parent & Child Book Club, Passover Seder and More

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Things You Need to Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section.  1. Conservation Committee and Finance Committee meetings The Finance Committee will meet 7:30 p.m. in the selectmen’s conference room of Town Hall to discuss Town Meeting warrant articles. Conservation Committee will meet 7 p.m. in the second floor conference room of Town Hall. 2. Parent & Child Book Club Parents and children in grades 2 through 4 are invited to Norton Public Library to talk “The Night Fairy,” by Laura Amy Schlitz. This program starts 5:30 p.m. 3. Chabad’s Community ‘home-style’ Passover Seder The entire …

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Tour of High School to be Given at School Committee Meeting

Conservation Committee and Water Bodies Committee to also meet.

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School Committee to Discuss J. C. Solmonese Roof Town Meeting Article

Water and Sewer Commission, Finance Committee, Water Bodies Committee, Capital Improvements Committee and Conservation Committee to also meet.

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Agenda for June 23 Conservation Committee

Meeting to take place 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Scroll through the PDF to see what will be discussed.

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Agenda for June 11 School and Conservation Committee Meetings

The Conservation Committee will meet tonight to go over the Pheeny's Island project and other items. Though the meeting will begin 7 p.m. at Town Hall, it will be moved to Norton Public Library at 8:30 p.m. to make room for a large crowd.  The School Committee will start their 6 p.m. meeting off by interviewing a candidate for the interim superintendent position. Following that the high school building project and fiscal year 2012 budget will be discussed. To see what else is on the agenda at both meetings, scroll through the attached PDFs. 

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Quick Notes from the April 5 Board of Selectmen Meeting

Look for Charter changes in the mail, roads to stay open during water main upgrade.

“I think I understand that it probably seems long, two weeks to make a decision here, but we have to make the right decision. I think it’s important that everyone is satisfied with their choice,” said selectmen Tim Giblin. “We are looking for someone open-minded, and doesn’t have an ax to grind so to speak,” added selectmen Robert Kimball. “I’m looking for someone who just wants to come and serve the town. No hidden agenda, just wants to come in and do what they think is best."

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Conservation Committee Meeting to be Held Concerning Pheeny's Island Project

Letter to the editor from Herbert Ellison.

To the editor: When I purchased my home on South Lakeview Rd. in Norton back in 1990 I did so mainly because of the location.  It is on the water, has great views of sunsets, lots of interesting birds and other wildlife, and relatively quiet.  The highway (I495) produces some background noise and the sounds coming from the Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts were rather pleasant.  That changed in a very negative way after the owners discovered they could make more money with rock bands than with the Pittsburgh Symphony.  But I knew that the residential nature of the area, including Pheeny's Island which is just offshore, would not change because it is zoned "Residential".  In fact, the island got its name because the Pheeny family …

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Bill Gouveia

11:44 am on Tuesday, April 3, 2012

I would remind everyone that the conservation hearing is for conservation issues only! The zoning issues and other associated issues shoudl not be and in fact cannot be discussed or handled by the conservation committee - a point they are no doubt extremely grateful for! :)   more ›

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5 Things You Need To Know Today: Dec. 27

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Five Things You Should Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1.) Lancers boys varsity wrestling will play an away game against Marshfield High School, 167 Forest St., 10 a.m. 2.) Lancers boys varsity basketball will play home against Martha's Vineyard Regional High School 12:30 p.m. 3.) A Conservation Commission meeting will be held on the second floor of Town Hall, 70 E. Main St., 7 p.m. Meetings take place every second and fourth Monday of each month. 4.) The First Night Committee has rescheduled their meeting that was going to be held today in the Norton Historical Society, 18 W. …

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5 Things You Need To Know Today: Dec. 20

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Five Things You Should Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1.) Book Explorers - Ivy & Bean Science Day for grades kindergarten through third grade will take place at Norton Public Library, 4 to 5 p.m. Registration is required. 2.) Knights varsity boys basketball will play against Pope John Paul II High School, 120 High School Road, Hyannis, 6 p.m. 3.) The third grade holiday concert at J. C. Solmonese Elementary School, 315 W. Main St., will begin 7 p.m. The snow date will be Dec. 21. 4.) A Conservation Commission meeting will be held on the second floor of Town Hall, 70 E. Main St., 7 p.m. 5.) Got a news tip? E-…

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